The nurse is teaching a group of students about the similarities and differences between newborn skin and adult skin. Which statement by the group indicates that additional teaching is needed?
A) The newborn's skin and that of an adult are similar in thickness.
B) The lipid composition of the skin of a newborn and adult is about the same.
C) Skin development in the newborn is complete at birth.
D) The newborn has more fibrils connecting the dermis and epidermis.
C
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The newborn and adult epidermis is similar in thickness and lipid composition, but skin development is not complete at birth. Fewer fibrils connect the dermis and epidermis in the newborn when compared with the adult.
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